Quotes by Barry Ritholtz

About Barry Ritholtz:

Barry Ritholtz is an American author, newspaper columnist, blogger, equities analyst, CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and guest commentator on Bloomberg Television. He is also a former contributor to CNBC and TheStreet.com.
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Shopmas now begins on Thanksgiving Day. Apparently, escaping the families you cannot stand to spend another minute with on Thanksgiving Day to go buy them gifts is how some Americans show their affection for one another. Weird.

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Truth be told, most financial television bores me. Two or more people discussing the latest economic trends or hot stocks is not especially entertaining.

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Getting more and more of our news from the social network is having significant repercussions for markets - and your money.

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Mutual fund managers want your money in their funds. They get paid based on assets under management.

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Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one can attempt to reduce risk, improve performance, lower drawdowns and reduce volatility.

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Hedge funds are not especially liquid. Many are 'gated' - meaning there are only small windows when you can withdraw your money. They typically have a high minimum investment and often require investors keep their money in the fund for at least one y...

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Often, investors will discover a manager after he's had a terrific run, usually when he lands on a magazine cover somewhere. Invariably, funds swell up with new investor money just before they revert to their long-term averages.

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Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling.

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As investors, we want to believe we are smart, insightful and uniquely talented - even though we often fail to do the heavy lifting, put in the long hours, and make the uncomfortable but necessary decisions to achieve success.

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I have been a member of the Microsoft-bashing society for quite some time.

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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.

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People who work in specialized fields seem to have their own language. Practitioners develop a shorthand to communicate among themselves. The jargon can almost sound like a foreign language.

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How are the cabs in your city? In Manhattan, where I work, they are rather awful.

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Author Bio

  • NameBarry Ritholtz
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornOctober 22, 1961